Photo: Americasroof · CC BY-SA 3.0Boulder City records less property crime per head than 64% of U.S. towns
Recorded violent crimes ran at 1.7 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 7.9, against 4.1 and 24.2 in the rest of Nevada. Graded on crimes Boulder City’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it scores B for safety: #1 of 11 graded towns in Nevada.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NV” is every other Nevada city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Boulder City
Boulder City reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 1 Nevada towns on Boulder City’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Henderson (C). Neighbors ↓
Among Nevada towns, higher
Nevada’s cities and towns report more crime than most states’, so Boulder City’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 91% of the 11 Nevada towns we grade, against 60% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Boulder City’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Boulder City’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (1.7) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Boulder City | Rest of Nevada | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Boulder City’s police reported 76 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.1 in the rest of Nevada and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Boulder City per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Boulder City property | Rest of Nevada property | Boulder City violent | Rest of Nevada violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.7 | 25.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 27.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 2024 | 7.2 | 23.9 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| 2025 | 7.8 | 21.5 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Nevada.
140 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
23 violent and 117 property, as reported to the FBI by Boulder City’s police.
10 people died in crashes on Boulder City’s roads in 2019–2023
Boulder City had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a cyclist. 1 died in crash on an Interstate.
That is 13.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Nevada towns of 5,000–25,000 people (4.4, 20 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Boulder City and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City | B | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Henderson | C | 2.6 | 17.5 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Nevada towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City | B | 1.7 | 7.9 |
| Mesquite | B | 1.4 | 9.9 |
| Fallon | C+ | 1.9 | 13.2 |
| Elko | C | 4.3 | 13.6 |
| Winnemucca | D | 6.6 | 16.3 |
The five graded Nevada towns closest to Boulder City’s population (14,884), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Boulder City. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Boulder City’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (15,062 in 2025); our figure for Boulder City is 14,884 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Boulder City
Is Boulder City, NV safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Boulder City reports less crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #1 of 11 in Nevada. Its police reported 1.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 4.1 in the rest of Nevada and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Boulder City?
1.7 violent and 7.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Nevada reports 4.1 and 24.2; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Boulder City safer than Henderson?
Henderson reports more crime per resident than Boulder City: Henderson grades C for safety and Boulder City B. Henderson’s police reported 2.6 violent and 17.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Boulder City?
Boulder City’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Boulder City”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.